Acanthus

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See also: acanthus and -acanthus

Translingual[edit]

Acanthus mollis 'Oak Leaf' - Missouri Botanical Garden

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”),[1] from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”).[2]

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Acanthus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
  2. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Acanthus”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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